Not sure if this helps Andrea but I copied some of the manual you can also DL the manual here if you dont have one handy!
Hope this helps!
You can enter text, numbers, and symbols using the keypad or QWERTY keyboard. The status indicator on the top-right side of the display screen displays the input mode that you are currently using.
|
Lowercase text input |
|
Uppercase text input, caps lock |
|
Uppercase text input |
|
Numeric or symbol (labeled in blue color) input, locked (Keyboard only) |
|
Numeric or symbol (labeled in blue color) input |
|
XT9 text input mode, lowercase |
|
XT9 text input mode, uppercase |
|
XT9 text input mode, caps lock |
Using the Keypad
Use the keypad to dial phone numbers or type short text messages.
To change the input mode
1.
Press and hold the *T9 key.
2.
On the menu, click the input mode you want.
Using Multipress mode
In Multipress mode, you enter a character by pressing the numeric key on which the character appears.
To enter text in Multipress mode
•
To enter the first character on the numeric key, press once. To enter the second character on the numeric key, press twice, and so on.
•
To enter character that are on the same numeric key, pause after you enter the first character.
•
To enter punctuation, press 1 repeatedly until you see the punctuation you want.
To change the Multipress time out
30 Getting Started
You can change the length of time to pause between keypresses on the same numeric key.
1. On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Accessibility.
2.
In Multipress time out, select the length of the pause between keypresses.
Using XT9 mode
To form a word in XT9 mode, press the numeric keys that contain the letters you want. As you enter letters, XT9 analyzes your keypresses and attempts to complete the word. For example, to enter the word "shoe," press 7, 4, 6, 3.
To enter text in T9 mode
1.
Press and hold the *T9 key.
2.
On the menu, click XT9 English.
3.
Do any of the following to start entering text in XT9 mode:
•
Enter letters by pressing the keys on which the letters appear. Press a key only once for each letter. If there is more than one choice in the XT9 dictionary for your entry, a list of available words is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
•
Press the _# key to enter a space after the word.
•
To enter punctuation, press 1, and then select from the list at the bottom of the screen.
Using Numeric mode
If a text box permits a numeric entry only, such as a phone number, the input mode automatically defaults to Numeric mode. However, if you need to enter numbers within a line of text, change to Numeric mode, and then change back to Multipress or XT9 mode to finish entering the text.
To enter numbers in text boxes
1.
Press and hold the *T9 key to change to Numeric mode (12#).
2.
On the keypad, enter the number or numbers you want.
3.
Change back to Multipress or XT9 input mode by pressing and holding the *T9 key, and then finish entering your text.
Getting Started 31
More text entry tasks
In both Multipress and XT9 modes, the first letter of a sentence is by default capitalized.
To change between uppercase, lowercase, and caps lock
•
Press the *T9 key to change between uppercase, lowercase, and caps lock within a text input mode.
To delete characters
•
To backspace and delete a single character in any input mode, press ( ).
•
To backspace and delete an entire text or numeric field in any input mode, press and hold ( ).
To enter a space
•
In Multipress or XT9 mode, press the _# key.
To enter a symbol
1.
Press and hold the *T9 key.
2.
On the menu, click Symbols to display the Symbol page.
3.
Select the symbol you want and press CENTER OK.
To start a new line
In a multi-line text box such as the notes area of a contact or a calendar appointment, do the following:
•
In any input mode, press CENTER OK.
Using the QWERTY Keyboard
Slide the upper half of the phone (with the screen) to the left to reveal the QWERTY keyboard. Use the QWERTY keyboard to type e-mails and long messages.
When you slide open the QWERTY keyboard, the display orientation of the screen automatically changes to landscape mode; when you close it, the screen orientation switches back to portrait mode.
Note
To enable/disable the QWERTY keyboard sliding open or closing sound, click Start > Settings > Sounds. In Keyboard sliding, select None to disable the sound or select a sound to enable the sound.
32 Getting Started
LED indicators for Cap and Fn keys
The LED indicators corresponding to the Cap and Fn keys on the keyboard display solid orange color when the and keys are pressed to turn on their functionality. Pressing a desired corresponding key after use turns them off.
You can do the following with the QWERTY keyboard:
•
To type lowercase letters, press the keys using your thumbs or fingers.
•
To type all uppercase letters, press first, and then press . To turn off this function, press first, and then press again.
•
To type a single uppercase letter, press and then press the corresponding key.
•
To enter a number or symbol (labeled in blue color) or to carry out a command like scrolling a page, press and then press the corresponding key.
•
To remain in the scrolling mode or to continue entering numbers or symbols (labeled in blue color), press twice and then press the corresponding keys.
•
Press the left or right SOFT KEY to perform the command shown in the label above the key.
Trent L. McMurray
LAMARCOMM, LLC
"Mobility Simplified"